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  1. 02-03-2024, 06:04 PM #1
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    Bet that I can send an ollie by Sept 31, 2024: Hubris or possible?

    I'm 42 and haven't skateboarded in over 25 years. I was a poor skateboarder back then and did no tricks. I don't even own a skateboard yet. That said, I have a high level of foolish hubris.

    Training will probably begin in May when ski season is over so injury wont take turns away

    What are my chances?
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  2. 02-03-2024, 06:07 PM #2
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    I give you 98% of getting the back wheels off the ground and landing on your deck. Not that hard to do an Ollie as a coordinated adult. A good moving Ollie is another beast.

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  3. 02-03-2024, 06:10 PM #3
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    Yeah, make a real challenge. Send some stairs.
    No longer stuck.

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    Just an uneducated guess.
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    Quote Originally Posted by stuckathuntermtn View Post
    Yeah, make a real challenge. Send some stairs.
    At least a kickflip.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MakersTeleMark View Post
    At least a kickflip.
    My bad. Definitely do a kickflip!
    No longer stuck.

    Quote Originally Posted by stuckathuntermtn View Post
    Just an uneducated guess.
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    Make your appointment at the ortho when you start😜
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    Quote Originally Posted by stuckathuntermtn View Post
    Yeah, make a real challenge. Send some stairs.
    And then, after you heal up from that, slide the handrail.
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    Tre flip an 8 stair pussy. Watch multiple old Plan B skate vids to get hyped.

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    I bought a longboard when I was about 42 years of age. It seemed like a good idea at the time
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shaaarrrp View Post
    I'm 42 and haven't skateboarded in over 25 years. I was a poor skateboarder back then and did no tricks. I don't even own a skateboard yet. That said, I have a high level of foolish hubris.

    Training will probably begin in May when ski season is over so injury wont take turns away

    What are my chances?
    How'd it go?
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  18. 12-30-2024, 11:26 AM #18
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    Quote Originally Posted by abraham View Post
    How'd it go?
    I'm running the long con on my friend and went double or nothing before Dec 25, 2025. By the time I buy a skateboard or even learn how to ollie, this might be for a few thousand!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shaaarrrp View Post
    I'm running the long con on my friend and went double or nothing before Dec 25, 2025. By the time I buy a skateboard or even learn how to ollie, this might be for a few thousand!
    https://www.instagram.com/skateiq/

    this guy has some pretty amazing tutorials. I both hate him and secretly watch and pay attention to everything he posts. Kids have it so easy nowadays. heck of a lot more effective than trying to figure out tricks from a sequence of photos in a mag. A couple are labelled "ollie" and he gives some key pointers.
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